Season management: Choose your races wisely
I was talking to a top junior from back East I work with last week
Dave Ryding: World Cup winner, setting new standards
This Saturday on the famous “Ganslern” slalom hill at Kitzbuhel, 36-year old David Ryding of
Goggia, Suter in spotlight on Olympia Delle Tofane
Corinne Suter thrived at last season’s Cortina world championships, while Italian star Sofia Goggia was
Austria-Switzerland rivalry heats up as Hahnenkamm downhill moves to Sunday
Swiss racers and team leaders arrived in Kitzbühel this week with chips on their shoulders
How to bend the rules and qualify for the Olympics in 3 easy steps
Editor's note: The below article has been designated an opinion piece by Ski Racing Media.
Five obstacles that weigh you down on race day
In my last Ski Racing post, I introduced you to five attitudes that you need
Kranjska Gora: So who doesn’t have Covid?
The toughest thing in women’s World Cup skiing right now is tracking who will be
Adelboden to get underway with Olympic tension on the rise
In the best of circumstances, January is a tense time for skiers looking to make
On COVID-hit women’s tour, ‘every moment counts’
The art of slalom has extended off the hill and has now become a metaphor
Five attitudes you need for ski racing success
The dictionary definition of attitude is “The way you think and feel about something…a way
Men’s slalom season (hopefully) set to commence this weekend
I do wonder if the fidget spinner has moved to number one on the packing
Beaver Creek has never been this important
"It’s fair to say that since its inclusion on the World Cup calendar in 1997, the Beaver Creek stop has never been so important to speed skiers as it will be in 2021. By the end of the weekend, nearly 25 percent of the downhill and super G races will have been concluded."
Murphy’s Law in effect at Lake Louise
Mikaela Shiffrin is hoping to log some critical speed miles ahead of the Beijing Games, but the weather may be her biggest foe in Lake Louise.
Is the queen back?
On a hill where only the best of the best have won, Mikaela Shiffrin has momentum on her side but faces her stiffest competition yet.
Parallel: What it is, what it isn’t, and what happens when you put it in November?
"I love the parallel, and so do most of the athletes I speak with, and Lech does it as well as anyone. ... But when the calendar gets more and more packed every year, everything suffers."
BACKSHOP: Maximize resources available to ensure ski racing success
As the season gets rolling, many racers are busting out new fleets. Todd Carroll of WINTERSTEIGER US returns with some dos and don'ts of equipment maintenance. You wanna get this right, people.
2021 summer project: Brainstorming better training methods
In pursuit of innovation, the ESKI project got underway this past summer. An initiation of the Alta Badia Ski Academy, the project was funded by EU Sports and Education grants.
Let the Soelden ‘crap shoot’ begin
Get a jump on the weekend! Steve Porino returns for another season of the Pino Preview, breaking down all the action from Soelden.
How to survive (and thrive) in your 1st year of FIS
"If you do choose to commit to the life of a FIS racer, you’ve just begun to 'run the gauntlet' in pursuit of your ski racing goals."
Use the fall for your final push to race season
"With September coming to an end, you have entered Phase II of the prep period for the ensuing race season that is equally as important as your summer efforts to your achieving your ski racing goals."
2021-22 World Cup calendar achieves better balance between speed, tech: proponents
One of the more glaring aspects of this upcoming season’s World Cup calendar is the
How the emerging powerhouse Minnewonka Ski Club developed a championship model — at nearly no cost
The Minnewonka ski club up in the Yukon has it all figured out.
Pointless ski racing
"Expanding the use of the flip-seed format would level the playing field for all our junior racers and discourage point chasing. The bottom line is the USST doesn’t need more kids with low points, they need athletes who can ski fast regardless of the course conditions."
Cost solutions: Building a great sport experience for everyone
Ski Racing contributor Aldo Radamus returns with a candid assessment of cost in the U.S. versus other nations, as well as an informative list of "what's important and what's not" when it comes to spending money.
